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Mass Effect 5 Developers Allegedly Ordered to Remove LGBTQ+ Elements to Avoid Controversy

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Mass Effect 5 Developers Allegedly Ordered to Remove LGBTQ+ Elements to Avoid Controversy

Mass Effect Universe LGBTQ+ References Reportedly Removed From Internal Demos

TheGamer

Mass Effect Universe LGBTQ+ References Reportedly Removed From Internal Demos

BioWare’s Saudi owners reportedly ordered a flag to be removed from Mass Effect 5 because it was ‘too similar to the LGBTQIA+ one’

Destructoid

BioWare’s Saudi owners reportedly ordered a flag to be removed from Mass Effect 5 because it was ‘too similar to the LGBTQIA+ one’

BioWare is gone, and so is its fabled fifth Mass Effect game, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t still getting a plethora of horror stories from inside the studio, including how its new Saudi owners...

Mass Effect 5 studio was reportedly told to tone down inclusivity by EA after Saudi Arabia buyout, former BioWare dev alleges, "so as to not cause offense"

GamesRadar+

Mass Effect 5 studio was reportedly told to tone down inclusivity by EA after Saudi Arabia buyout, former BioWare dev alleges, "so as to not cause offense"

Following the closure of BioWare and cancellation of Mass Effect 5 after the EA buyout, the RPG that never came to be has been heavy on fans' minds – and former developers' own, too.Behind the...

Report: Mass Effect: Universe Devs Scrubbed Diversity From Demos To Avoid Negative Feedback From EA

Kotaku

Report: Mass Effect: Universe Devs Scrubbed Diversity From Demos To Avoid Negative Feedback From EA

EA closed BioWare shortly after being acquired by a consortium that included the Saudi Arabian government

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